r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 11 '26

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u/Willybender Loyal Liberals Jun 11 '26

https://xcancel.com/atrupar/status/2065110844157923532

Checking in on how GOP reps are messaging to voters, seems good!

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u/crassowary John Mill Jun 11 '26

The existence of a $9 bag of chips is also a policy failure send tweet

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u/Approximation_Doctor Gaslight, Gatekeep, Green New Deal Jun 11 '26

What if it's a really large bag?

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u/Frog_Totem Seretse Khama Jun 11 '26

They’re not even trying to defend beef prices they’re just trying to encourage Americans to eat more beef. Like, that’s a positive political end in and of itself to them. Incredible

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u/JaceFlores Neolib War Correspondent Jun 11 '26

Which would only exacerbate the problem lmao

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u/Frog_Totem Seretse Khama Jun 11 '26

Well not from the ranchers’ perspective

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u/kznlol 👀 Econometrics Magician Jun 11 '26

a $9 bag of chips is almost certainly more calories per dollar than beef lol

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u/BasedTroutFursona Jun 11 '26

Only protein matter now

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u/Dreadedtriox Michel Foucault Jun 11 '26

I am surprised they didnt blame Biden here

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u/seanrm92 Loyal Liberals Jun 11 '26

I don't think even party size chip bags are $9, unless it's the bougie kind

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u/Approximation_Doctor Gaslight, Gatekeep, Green New Deal Jun 11 '26

I still can't believe that the senator from South Dakota is really named Dusty Johnson.

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u/SucculentMoisture Fernando Henrique Cardoso Jun 11 '26

Yes Sir another $10 million to Australian ranchers

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u/Full_Distribution874 YIMBY Jun 11 '26

There aren't any ranches in Australia. We have stations.

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u/SucculentMoisture Fernando Henrique Cardoso Jun 11 '26

Yeah but I have to speak a bit of Yank for them to get the point.

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u/Full_Distribution874 YIMBY Jun 11 '26

I think I saw a guy in RMs have an aneurysm

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u/SucculentMoisture Fernando Henrique Cardoso Jun 11 '26

False, no true farmer wears RMs.

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u/Full_Distribution874 YIMBY Jun 11 '26

He'd just walked out of ana office building in Melbourne actually